“The Madonnas of St. Augustine — A Remarkable History” carries the description of “a nonfiction account of St. Augustine, famed by three centuries-old Virgin Mary statues honored in the vicinity. Each section focuses on the arrival of a different Madonna,” and individuals’ responses and interaction.

Murray, who lives in Jacksonville, raised her family in St. Augustine.

She’s the winner of the 2011 International Book Award for Young Adult Fiction for “The Night the Elephant Cried.”

“The Madonnas of St. Augustine” spotlights Our Lady of La Leche, The Hurricane Lady and Maria Gravida, and as Sister Thomas Joseph McGoldrick, SSJ, plains: “The author has brought together three precious devotions to Mary, the Mother of God. The reading is captivating, historically correct and more than enlightening.”